Geosciurus inauris - #1680

South African Ground Squirrel
Sitting and eating in grass; head, forelimbs, and side stripe visible. Formerly Xerus inauris.
Geographic Distribution

S Angola, Namibia, Botswana, W Zimbabwe, South Africa.

Order/Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Geosciurus
Specific Epithet
inauris
Image Location
Namibia, Western Kalahari Desert
Image Date
October 27, 2008
Photographer
LE Harding